| Itâs a known fact that boating magazines | | | | âboaties, yachtiesâ and sometimes |
| have been responsible for spreading strange | | | | worse, âgrotty yachtiesâ. |
| afflictions to many unsuspecting NPâs | | | | Many of these NPâs frequent their local |
| (normal people) many of whom started out in their | | | | yacht clubs because the view over the water is |
| blighted lives innocently glancing through the pages of | | | | wonderful, the chips are good and itâs |
| one of those aforementioned | | | | possible to hobnob with people so rich that they |
| âMagsâ without realising the terrible | | | | donât even own a boat. These elevated |
| dangers they were being exposed to. | | | | types are fawned and fondled over by the |
| These normal people (I was once one) are well | | | | Commodore and are considered above questioning |
| known for their pitying sideways glances at the | | | | about such mundane exploits such as sailing, hoisting |
| aqueously inclined subspecies known generally as | | | | the yardarm and all that stuff. |